short film opening the 12th LAVAL VIRTUAL Awards ceremony at the theatre celebrating the cream of the crop of ongoing research and innovative uses of virtual reality. 16 prizes were given to selected leading projects and soon to be released products in the fields of interactive and immersive new technologies.

cinematography from rhervag with the Canon 5Dmk2 featuring local talent Sihèm haunting presence in key locations from the conference professional days selecting awards to elite forward thinkers upon a mesmerizing soundtrack from liverpool's up and coming progressive rock act MinionTV.

What happens to a dream when it becomes reality? Does it still exist somewhere, in some ethereal place, waiting to come to fruition again? Could a fictional narrative capture the true meaning behind a real, live event with more drama and emotion than a traditional documentary? These were some of the questions that arose when we took on the “City of Lakes” project, an unprecedented attempt to combine a fully scripted narrative with Melissa & Samir's real, live wedding. The live wedding and production would be shot simultaneously on-location in Udaipur, India over nine days. Upon completion, "City of Lakes" would become the first wedding concept film ever to be produced on this scale.

“City of Lakes” is as much a story about what it means to return to one's homeland as it is an exploration of Vedic tradition and the rituals of a Hindu marriage. Melissa & Samir had always dreamed of being married in India. We hope this film helps them cherish that dream in ways beyond traditional videography. We're thankful for the acting talents and professionalism of Anubhab Saha, Sharon Chawda and Rushad Rana, and the amazing support of sponsors Canon USA, Tiffen-Steadicam, and Cinevate. There is a final question we hope you’ll find difficult to answer as you watch this film: "what is real?"

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